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Ismaila Isa FuntuaOFR, mni (17 January 1942[1] – 20 July 2020) was a Nigerian statesman[2] who served as a Federal Minister in the Second Nigerian Republic.[3] After government service, Isa Funtua went into business where he cultivated clients, business associates and friends who extended his interests beyond the normal scope of a businessman.[4][5] Ismaila Isa Funtua died on 20 July 2020 after a cardiac arrest.[6]
He was a long time personal friend and close associate of President Muhammadu Buhari; and was a very influential figure in the Buhari administration.[7] He was also a prominent member of the infamous Kaduna Mafia, a loose group of Nigerian businessmen, civil servants, intellectuals and military officers from Northern Nigeria.[8]
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^"Funtua and chief of staff – The Nation Nigeria". The Nation Newspaper. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^"Nigerian President Loses Second Confidant With Death of Funtua". Bloomberg. 21 July 2020.
^"Isa Funtua on Nigeria's realpolitik". Punch Newspapers. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^"Kaduna mafia: Metamorphosis of a power broker". Tribune Online. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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